Analyzing growth doesn't mean it has to be your main focus, or even a focus at all. We're all on Steem because of the Steem, and if we pretend otherwise we're lying. But if profit was my main driver, I'd be doing things a lot differently! Voting for my own posts, for example. Using bitbots, for example. Selling my vote, for example.
It almost seems as though you're saying you prefer to remain ignorant of the numbers, lest they corrupt you?